Raipur: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday stated that the Election Commission has taken cognizance of the grievance towards Congress National General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and now the constitutional physique has to take additional motion on this.”Our party complained, and the Election Commission has taken cognizance of it and sent a notice. Now the Commission has to take further action,” CM Sarma advised ANI right here.
The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a show-cause discover to Congress basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over her “false statement” towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a public rally in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh the place the mannequin code of conduct has come into pressure.
The fee has requested the Congress chief to clarify the assertion by November 16 by 8:00 pm, as to why acceptable motion for violation of the mannequin code of conduct (MCC) in addition to provisions of election and penal legal guidelines shouldn’t be taken towards her.
The discover from the Elections Commission got here following a grievance filed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to the ballot physique that whereas addressing a public rally at Sanwer Assembly Constituency in Madhya Pradesh, “she made unverified and false statements in respect of PM Narendra Modi which have the potential to mislead the general public and tarnish the picture of PM.
“You are hereby called upon to explain your statement made against star campaigner of another National Party and to show cause by 2000 hrs of 16th November 2023 as to why appropriate action for violation of Model Code of Conduct should not be taken against you,” the ballot physique stated within the discover issued to Priyanka.
The ECI additional stated that clause 2 of Part I `General Conduct`of Model Code of Conduct for the steerage of Political Parties and Candidates` provides–“Criticism of other political parties, when made, shall be confined to their policies and programme, record and work. Parties and Candidates shall refrain from criticism of all aspects of private life, not connected with the public activities of the leaders or workers of other parties. Criticism of other parties or their workers based on unverified allegations or distortion shall be avoided.”
